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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
A Duel in Paris.

Philadelphia special: Thomas Potter
whose fashionable society relatives in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
were much agitated over the details OF
his duel near Paris with Senior Carmona,
was not killed, as the cable dispatches
announced, Private letters received to-
day show that though he was seriously
wounded be is now out of danger. One
of these letters throws some new light on
the affair. The duel, the letter says,
grew out of a remark made by Carmona
concerning a young lady Of respectable
standing. Senior Carmona and Potter
had been close friends for two or three
years, but the remark was construed by
Potter as a "gross insult" to himself.
The meeting took place in the forest of
German. The weapons were pistols
The duelists stood twenty-five yards
apart. 1t was agreed if the first shot
exchanged should result in nothing, two
more were to be fired The first passed
by harmless, but with the second suffered
slight wound in the ankle, and Potter
fell into the arms of his seconds with a
bullet in his side
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Putting Sheridan Forward.

Washington Special: The movement
to push general Phil shsridan ahead of
Blaine at the republican convention, June
19, and nominate the hero of Cedar Creek
for president of the United States has at
last assumed tangible shape. Notwith-
standing Sheridan's expressed determine
ton to accept no such honor under any
circumstances, and his disinclination to
to discuss politics even with his most in
innate friend, it is becoming gradually
known in Washington that many promi-
nent leaders and statesmen in the repub-
lican party have dispatched agents to the
west, northwest and southwest to sound
the people there on the policy Of taking
Sheridan as the republican candidate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Rewards for ValOr.

WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator
Quay introduced bill to increase to $72
per month the pensions of those who now
receive $50 per month, under the law
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors
of the late war who are totally disabled.
Senator Plumb introduced a bill to
grant one months extra pay for each year
of enlistment to all officers of the volun-
teer army in the late war who served the
full term of their enlistment and were
honorably discharged.
Senator Blair introduced bill declar
ing that the act of June 4, 1880, relative
to pensions, shall be construed so as to in
clude all officers and enlisted men in the
army and their widows and minor chill
dren
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22

made speech setting forth that the del
egates assembled represented 100000
homes, and 100000 people, and should
show to congress that Dakota is entitled
to statehood. The convention should not
dictate or command congress, but should
argue with congressman and show them
that Dakota has a right to be admitted.
Heretofore / have been for division, and
personally, could decide the question,
would now divide Dakota But we can't
have our way, we can never get into the
Union divided. The north does not want
division. They have shown us that at the
polls, and they are entitled TO considera-
ton as residents of Dakota. If the coun-
try needed them no one would fight
harder for the flag than the residents of
Dakota
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Water Drinkers Busy.

NEW YORK, December 22.-The mid.
die states conference OF probibitionists
met here Tuesday. Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and New York were repre-
sented. F. c. Frank read paper on
the prohibition resources of the four
great central states. He asserted that
the prohibitionists hold the balance of
power in New York. New Jersey and
in twelve counties of Pennsylvania. It
was resolved that a committee be
appointed to srganize convention for
political work in the coming presidential
campaign, and to urge the formation of
county conferences. A member will be
chosen from each of the four states rep
sasented
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
PREyARICATOR PECK.
Judge Ro1fe Gives Him Good end
Deserved Roasting.

Editor OF tie Tribune: Concerning the
! attack of T. W. Peck upon the Great Falls
| Townsite Company have nothing to say.
| That company is able to take care of
itself. But as property holder in Fort
Benton protest against her representa-
tive paper being made the organ of an
| attack upon James J. Hill and his associ-
ates, who have brought to Fort Benton
the first CLEAN of the sun of prosperity
she has had for years, and from whom
she is asking future fayors, and upon
whose good will and friendship depends
greatly the future prosperity of the com
mercial city of northern Montana. It is
despicable cur that will bite the master
| who keeps it from starvation, and it is a
| poor newspaper which will work against
the interests of its subscribers to nourish
the renoWn of a Peck.
But not content with venting his spite
upon the Great Falls Townsite Company
he attacks the interest of every property
holder in Great Falls by declaring their
titles are not good, and thereby rendering
himself criminally and civilly liable.
There is not foot of ground in Great
Falls to which the title is not as good as
any in Fort Benton or Helena. Nearly
every portion is covered by soldiers addi-
tional homestead scrip, approved by the
commissioner of the general land office
before it was entered, and every foot is
patented.
Is there any higher title than a patent
from the United States? No one has dis
covered any before Peck.
But he has allied himself to the most
disreputab!e set of blackmailers ever
known, who have cried fraud loudly with
their mouths and crawled out of the little
end of the horn when the matter came to
test. His account of meeting held in
Great Falls last summer was false as
everyone present could testify. But he
hesitates not at any falsehood to sustain
his position, and tries to further his quar-
rel with the Townsite company by attack
ing me.
His statement that nearly one-fourth of
the buildings in Great Falls are on des-
ert land claim is another falsehood. His
tale of its being transferred for one dollar
is lie. It was sold to me for over one
thousand dollars, and by me sold for the
exact sum of twenty hundred dollars,
through the medium of the bank of
northern Montana.
His rtatement that water was never
brought upon the land and it was never
reclaimed and brought under cultivation
are malicious and wilful falsehoods.
Another set of land Jumpers attempted to
contest the land led by the malicious mis-
representations of such men as Peck.
They sent men to investigate, and reluc
tontly gave up the contest because they
had not a single leg to stand on. His
statement about the witnesses is one this
cowardly liar dare not say to their face.
II. p. ROLFE.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22

California is the France of America and
is superior to France in score of re-
sources. The capacities of her soil are
simply measureless. When the rivers
shall be utilized and her crops doubled,
men will just begin 10 realize her capabili-
tied in that respect. Then there are no
reasons why her mines shall not be pro-
ductive as long as have been the mines of
Peru or of the Hartz Mountains. With
the turning of the streams, a manufaetur-
ing era will succeed, and with her art
schools there will grow up race of arti-
zens. Without some great calamity, like
mighty earthquake, TO interfere, in
twenty-five years more, California will be
greater wonder than she was in 1s4y.-
SAT- Lake Tribune,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22

cation, signed by president John Newell
and general superintendent Holbrook,
signifying that their presence would not
be required at their respective desks for
a few days, as the books of the depart
ment We're being audited to get ready for
a new system of handling tickets, about
to be adopted. This is the beginning of
developments in the passenger depart
ment of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie rail
way, which promises to assume the pro
portions of the recent startling disclo-
sures in the freight department of the
Pan Handle. 1t is thought that counter
felt tickets are in existence and from the
system of ticket accounts kept by the
company it would hardly be possible
without collusion for the fraud to be per-
petrated. General passenger agent Smith
was included among those temporarily
relieved from duty. ...
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
MONTANA SETTINGS.

The Little Blackfoot will soon have a
wagon bridge near its mouth.
In Deer Lodge the faro banks are
prosperous Those who buck the tiger
go away lamenting.
Nine stations have been established
from jefferson to Calvin on the new
branch railroad.
Mckenzie of Anaconda and Frazer,
an unknown, were to fight lately, but
Mckenzie backed out. Jack Lawrence,
his second, offered to take his place, but
Frazer, who seemed ready to back out
too, would not consent.
The Northern Pacific states that 1924
Montana and 1880 Dakota cattle were
shipped over its line during the past sea-
son. In the same time $4,000 Montana
and 1S,400 Oregon sheep were shipped.
Major Seth Mabry buys the best cattle
Texas can produce for his Montana
range. His cattle sold for S4.25 per
cWt, which was the highest price paid
for string of cattle this season.
The Stock-Growers' Journal says that
Montana marketed $3,166,24O worth of
cludes home consumption.
Some one advertises in Helena 150
Fort Benton lots.
Marysyille is to have a grand Christ
mas tree.
The Bozeman Chronicle advocates the
establishment of local fire insurance
company,
Anaconda has fire department. 1t
was organized among the smelter EN-
ployes.
Broadwater, Mcnamara & CO. intend
to place warehouse at Sandy station.
In Miles City lately n. P. Osgood and
L, B. Rea sold toa Mr.. Thomas, to be ship
ped to Cleveland, Ohio, one carload of
small COW ponies They received $40.50
per head.
An ice rink has been started in Miles
City with electric lights for illuminators
There is vacancy in the territorial
democratic central committee, as Beaver
head county has no representative theron.
Gallatin county has thirty-five school
districts and 1866 children of school age.
The school fund amounts to $13, ,440.55, or
an average of $3.50 per capita.
The Bozeman Courier says: "Nelson
Story last week shipped from Merrill sta
ton, Yellowstone county, about twenty
carloads Of beef cattle the objective
point being the Chicago market"
The material for the permanent railroad
bridges to span the Missoula and Bitter
Root rivers is now in transit There are
100000 pounds Of iron and steel in the
lot, or forty carloads.
The rush of emigrants to the fertile val
ley of the Flathead next spring will be
double what it was last.
The distance from Missoula to Grants
dale over the new Bitter Root railroad is
fifty miles. The construction of the
Western Union telegraph is keeping pace
with the Bitter Root railroad
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22

to Helena. Mr.. Power is one of those
who bitterly opposed the creation of Cas-
cade county, but as he surveyed the new
seat of government yesterday, and made
a note OF the rapid progress of the past
year, and the large amount of business
done, he was fully convinced of the error
of his way, and is now inclined to be
thorou ghbred Cascade county man. The
finest and handsomest store in which he
has an interest in the territory is at Great
Falls, q. Ell. Mcknight & Company )and
the commodore surveyed the establish
ment yesterday with great deal of par
donable pride. To a Tribune represen-
tative he said that while he opposed the
formation of the new county, he is now
ready to gracefully accept the result, and
wish Cascade all possible prosperity. In
his opinion the new county will be one
of the best in the territory.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Duty on Imported Breeding Horses.

CHICAGO, December 20 "A meeting of
breeders was held here Saturday
which formulated bill exempting
exporters from liability for past infrac-
tions of the tariff law as recently con-
strued, requiring duty on all breeding
animals not kept by the importer for his
own use. The amount of money involved
is large. The committee was appointed
to select !. representative to present the
bill to congress and urge its passage,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Death of s. p. Rounds.

OMAHA, December 90. = Stephen P.
Rounds, editor and principal owner of the
Omaha Republican, died Monday of pneu-
monia, after an illness of ten days Mr..
Rounds has been resident of Omaha for
over year. He came here from Wash
ington after resignlng the position of
public printer, which he had held for
four years. For many years before going
to Washington he was proprietor of prin-
ters' supply house in Chicago He was
we'll known all over the country, but par.
tienlarly In the west
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
CONDENSED NEWS,

Trouble is imminent with the Yaqui
Indians near Nogales, Arizona.
The North Carolina republican COM
mittee has called state convention in
Raleigh for May 23.
Mrs. Frances Hall Folsom is danger
ously i'll in Baltimore. Her husband is a
cousin of Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
Tony Hart, the New York comedian,
shows signs Of paresis, the species of
brain decay which killed John McCul-
Tough.
The. boycott of district assembly 49, K.
of L., against the Brooklyn brewers,
Levy IL Britton, has been raised.
The Eagle, labor paper, is to be
started in New York city as soon as 10000
subscribers have been obtained. The
promoters are socialists.
The United States fish commission car
No, has arrived at the City of Mexico,
bringing 5000 carp and goldfish as gift
to the Mexican government.
Sir Thomas H. Grattan Esmonde and
Mr.. Arthur O'Connor, NJ. P, called on
president Cleveland in company with
representatives Collins of Massachusetts
and McShane of Nebraska.
A heavy wind prevailed at Crescent,
Cal, new town ten miles north of Los
Angeles, and hotel with sixteen inmates
was blown down. Two were killed and
all the others badly injured.
Charles E. Crittenden and O. G. Nor
gan, United States deputy marshals,
quarreled over game of cards at
Greensboro, S. c., when the latter shot
the former, killing him instantly.
S. II. Hopkins, fast young man of
Kansas City, died from the effects of poi
son administered by his own hand. He
had led very wild life.
Bell telephone stock was lowest for
years recently on account of the antici-
pated decision of the supreme court in
the Bell patent cases.
Randall is said to have determined to
use every effort to defeat any tariff legis-
lation such as Cleveland has recon-
mended, and that his name will be pre-
sented to the convention as a candidate
for the presidency.
Agent Armstrong has been sent to the
Indian Territory to investigate the trouble
there and determine whether the govern
ment should interfere in the political
squabble.
Randall has selected Mr.. Gay of Lou
isiana to represent his views on the ways
and means committee, at the request of
speaker Carlisle.
Senator Butler is trying to have his
postal telegraph bill referred to select
committee.
The tariff will be taken up by congress
Immediately after the recess.
A dispatch from San Reno states that
the symptoms which have suddenly de-
veloped in the case of the crown prince
are very alarming. A numerous growth
is rapidly spreading, threatening most de-
plorable results.
Lucien Chatelain, French officer, has
been arrested on charge of selling
secret plans of new forts ins the Rivera
to Germany through the German consul
at Nice for $4,000.
Lawrence Donavan, the bridge jumper,
will leap from the suspension bridge at
Clifton during the week in which the
Smith-Kilrain fight occurs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Roumania shows Fight.

BUCHAREST, December 21-From semi
official sources it it is learned that prepa-
rations are being made to meet any sud
den emergency and that the government
will act in accord with Austria and Ger
many. Preparations have been made to
mobilize two army corps for concentra.
ton on the Russian frontier,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
A Great Raft Lost.

New YORK, December 21.-The steam
ship Mirana, which undertook to tow a
big raft from Jaggins, N. S., to New
York, arrived at Whitestone this morn
ings and reported that the raft was lost
Sunday morning in a heavy storm. I'm
less it is broken the huge raft is now
wandering about in the track Of European
steamers, presenting about sixteen feet of
solid bulk above the water. Ship captains
are much excited and insist that the huge
mass be secured or blown up.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Extensive Fraud Suspected.

P1TTsBuRe, December %. - John
Henry, travelling passenger agent of the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railway, and
number Of other officials and clerks in
the passenger department and ticket
office. received a carefully worded Motif
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
War Panic in Vienna.

VIENNA, December 21.-On Saturday
evening the bourse wound up in pefect
rout. Securities of all kinds were reck-
lessly thrown on the market. 1t is esti-
mated that on Friday and Saturday $40,-
100000 were lost. 1t is stated thatat Mon
days council resolutions would be pro-
posed to place $12,500.000 at the disposal
of the war minister to build 100000 huts
in Gallicia, and for the immediate pur-
chase of uniforms and accoutrements for
the landwehr and last class of reserves.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
BRIEFLETS.

| The Pioneer Fuel Company of Mime
apolis, has commenced work on $50, 900
coal dock at Duluth.
| An unknown man was run over at Fra
| zee. Six trains ran over him before he
| was picked up.
There is much opposition at Brainard to
knute Nelson's proposal to have free
| lumber.
| A stage running between Little Rock
and Carrolton, Arkansas, was robbed
| recently of 5000 by masked men.
| Anton Sohmer, a Bohemian of Chi
cago, who has been separated from his
wife for about two years, met her at the
| door of her house, drew a revolver and
| shot her in the head, infiicting danger
Gus wound. He then placed the revolver
to his own head, fired twice and dropped
dead.
An attempt is being made to cancel the
Swenson patent for the diffusion pro-
cess OF making sorghum sugar.
Italian residents at Washington have
offered to presentthe United States with
a statue of Garibaldi.
Senator Stewart has a bill to authorize
the issue of coin certificates to circulate
as money.
1t is doubtful if Lamar will be favora-
bly, reported from the judiciary COM
mitt9e.
Senator Butler has introduced bill to
license railway conductors.
Mr.. DENLY, American minister to
China, has written a letter to secretary
Bayard, saying that whatever concessions
had been made to the Barker Mitzikie
wicZ syndicate had since been revoked
by the Chinese government.
Joseph Knight, aged go, bookkeeper of
the Manufacturers National bank at
Philadelphia, has been detected in the
embezzlement of between 100000 and
$4,000.
Messenger Chief, the noted trotting
stallion, died from rupture in Versailles,
Kentucky. He was valued at 100000.
A band of twenty Yaqui Indians made
a descent upon a ranch near San Antonio
for the purpose OF robbery. Laborers on
the ranch opened fire on them, exchang-
Ing shots. The Indians fled, taking
large quantities of corn.
Anarchists want to raise perpetual
defense fund of 100000.
Texas has had a heavy snow storm.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is torn
over a divorce suit which contains all the
elements of scandal.
Alabama prohibitionists selected dele
gates to the national convention.
Four Traverse county, Minnesota,
men are alleged to have been
swindled by counterfeiter. who sold
them box of sawdust for bogus bills.
They caught him and made him dis
gorge.
A dangerous crack has appeared in the
new stone dry dock at Mare Island, Cali
fornia, and nothing can be done to repair
it. The dock has already cost $3,000,000,
and the cost of completing it is estimated
at half a million more.
Ernst K. Williamson, who, it is charged,
six years ago robbed the firm of Albert
Morris & Company, of Fall River, Mas
sachusetts, of some $4,000 and fled to
parts unknown, passed through Omaha
yesterday in charge of a detective. He
was arrested at Homerville, Nebraska.
Advices from Presas Aldama, in the
southern part of Tamalipas, Mexico, state
that extensive deposits Of gold and Elm
nabar or quicksilver bearing ore have
been discovered near there.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Cui1om as a Joker.

WASHINGTON, December 19. - Senator
Cullom's bill to annex Beaverhead and
Missoula counties to Idaho provides that
they shall not be exempt from the pay
ment of their share of the territorial bond
ed Indebtedness. Delegate Toole laugh
ed about it, saying: "Oh, that's simply
an Idaho bluff in return for my bill of
last year, taking Idahe's panhandle for
Montana .
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Awful Slaughter,

Troy, New York, December 21,-s. S.
Randall, formerly a lawyer and real es-
tate broker in Troy, shot his wife, his step
daughter, Julia Bulkley), his mother-in-
law, (Mrs. S. s, Stone) and himself, at
their home in Ballstane, Pennsylvania, on
Monday All are dead but the wife, and
she is dying. He had controversy with
his wife over money matters.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Sara's Son Marries.

PARIS, December 21.-Bans of matri-
money were published today between
Maurice Bernhardt and princess Virginia
Clotilde Jah1onowski. a great granddaugh-
ter of Lucien Bonaparte. The wedding
will be celebrated at midnight in the
churcn of Saint Honore.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
WarIike Indications.

PEsTH, December 22.-several army
officers on furlough here have been or
dered to return to their garrisons inn
mediately. A number of officers in the
reserve corps have been ordered to settle
their affairs SO as to be in readiness to
join their regiments.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
The Mexican Colony.

NoGALEs, Arizona, December 21.-The
United States man-ofwar "Iroquois" has
left Topolobamo and started for SaEF Fran
cisco. The commander reports that he
rode $50 miles through the Owens colony
and found the co1onists all had plenty to
eat and were receiving So per day. None
of them wished to leave.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Russian Troops Massing.

VIENNA, December %. Authentic
news has been received to the effect that
numerous Cossack regiments are being
massed in Russian-PoIand.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
Dakota,s Demand.

ABERDEEN, December 15-At the
statehood convention chairman Preston
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
r. Powers Opinion.

Commodore T. 6. Power spent last
evening in the city, and today returned